STCP submitted a claim for compensation of three million euros to Metro do Porto, allegedly to compensate for losses caused by the suspension and conditioning of tram lines for almost five years. The intermunicipal transport company justifies this request with the financial impacts resulting from service disruptions.
The construction works for the Pink Line, currently underway, were the cause of the changes to the tram service. Line 18 suffered restrictions and Line 22 had its circulation completely cut off for practically five years, affecting passengers and STCP's operational results.
Metro do Porto is a central state company, while STCP is an intermunicipal company. This difference in institutional oversight is at the basis of the process dynamics, with STCP preparing to send a formal invoice to the company responsible for the metro infrastructure.
The dispute arises in a context of significant investment in expanding Metro do Porto's network, with the Pink Line representing one of the largest expansion works of the transport system in the Porto Metropolitan Area. The resolution of this dispute may have implications for other mobility projects in the region.
